{"id":7634,"date":"2025-11-23T21:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=7634"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:30:00","slug":"liam-paynes-ex-fiancee-addresses-documentary-rumours-as-she-refuses-to-revisit-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/23\/liam-paynes-ex-fiancee-addresses-documentary-rumours-as-she-refuses-to-revisit-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne\u2019s ex-fianc\u00e9e addresses documentary rumours as she \u2018refuses to revisit trauma\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liam Payne’s former fianc\u00e9e, Maya Henry, was said to be planning a documentary about their relationship (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maya Henry, the ex-fianc\u00e9e of late One Direction<\/a> star Liam Payne,<\/a> has addressed rumours that she is planning a tell-all documentary about their time together.<\/p>\n

The American model, 24, was in a relationship with the singer for four years before he called off their two-year engagement<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n

Payne died last year, aged 31, after a fatal fall from his hotel room balcony<\/a> while on holiday in Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then, Henry has been candid about her off-again, on-again relationship with Payne<\/a>, alleging earlier this year that the star used heroin and would ‘sext’ his fans. <\/p>\n

The model and novelist – who wrote a fictional book believed to be based on her real-life relationship<\/a> with the pop star – previously accused Payne of ‘obsessively’ messaging her on social media after their breakup. He never addressed her claims publicly.<\/p>\n

Henry has now denied rumours that she is working on a documentary about their relationship, describing such reports as ‘fake news.’<\/p>\n

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Henry first met Payne at a fan meet-and-greet in 2015 (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The pair began dating in 2018 after reconnecting at a fashion show (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This came as The Sun<\/a> reported that Henry is working with HBO<\/a> and an independent production company to bring the documentary to life.<\/p>\n

In turn, this led to concerns as to how it will affect Payne’s grieving family, which includes sisters Ruth and Nicola, his parents, and his eight-year-old son Bear, whom he shared with pop star Cheryl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A source previously told the tabloid: ‘This documentary is going to be hugely upsetting for Liam\u2019s family, who are struggling with unimaginable loss.<\/p>\n

‘There is also concern within the industry that it is going to be one-sided.<\/p>\n

‘Of course, Liam is not here to give his side of the story or his version of events. It all just feels terribly sad.’<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\"Maya\t<\/div>
Henry denied rumours of a documentary being in the works (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, Henry has described any such plans for a documentary as a ‘false narrative,’ shutting down rumours in a post to her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

Henry wrote: ‘I’m receiving a huge amount of messages about completely false stories being circulated today.<\/p>\n

‘To be clear. I am NOT doing a documentary, despite the offers I’ve received. I am NOT doing any interviews, or features about my situation or my past.<\/p>\n

‘Fake news. I am not participating. I’m in a healthy place in the present. The past is the past.<\/p>\n

‘The last thing I want to do is revisit trauma for public consumption. I am tired of the fake news and all these false narratives.’<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\"LONDON,\t<\/div>
Henry claims she was subject to trolling from One Direction fans during her time with Payne (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was also reported that the documentary would touch on the abuse Henry received from One Direction fans<\/a> while they were together.<\/p>\n

An insider told The Sun: ‘The social media<\/a> comments were vicious, and Maya wants to open up about what she went through and the dark side of dating a world-famous pop star.<\/p>\n

‘It wasn\u2019t just the strain of the relationship itself. She also faced relentless trolling from the band\u2019s fanbase, receiving hateful messages almost daily, which made moving on even harder.<\/p>\n

‘She hopes the documentary will finally give her the chance to share her experiences and tell her side of the story.’<\/p>\n

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Henry and Payne announced their engagement in 2020 (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In February, Henry told Rolling Stone<\/a> how their relationship had come under strain due to his alleged drug use.<\/p>\n

‘Initially, it was the drug use and addictions that tore us apart. Anyone who has been with an addict understands how difficult that is,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘While I loved him deeply, he did things that hurt me in ways I’ll never fully understand, and he continued to hurt me years after we broke up.’<\/p>\n

Sources for Rolling Stone shared: ‘It was normal for Liam to do cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, and pharmaceutical pills (Xanax and pain pills). Then he got into smoking heroin.’<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\"PARIS,\t<\/div>
Payne died tragically in October last year (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Payne previously spoke of their separation on Stephen Bartlett\u2019s\u00a0Diary Of A CEO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0podcast in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I feel like more than anything at this point, I\u2019m more disappointed in myself that I keep on hurting people,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018That annoys me. I\u2019ve just not been very good at relationships. And I know what my pattern of things is with relationships at this point.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m just not very good at them, so I just need to work on myself before I put myself onto somebody else.\u2019<\/p>\n

He continued: \u2018That\u2019s where I got to in my last relationship. I just wasn\u2019t giving a very good version of me anymore, that I didn\u2019t appreciate, and I didn\u2019t like being. I can honestly say I feel better out of it.<\/p>\n

\u2018I didn\u2019t feel good doing what I did, but it had to happen. Just a corny way to say it was the best for us both.\u2019<\/p>\n

The pair reconciled months later, before splitting for good in April 2022.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\"Liam\t<\/div>
Henry previously accused Payne of hounding her via iCloud (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Henry was believed to be in the process of taking legal action against Payne when he died<\/a>, issuing a cease and desist order amid accusations that he had been ceaselessly contacting her, using different iCloud accounts to continue to reach out.<\/p>\n

Speaking out on TikTok<\/a> in the days prior to his death, Henry said: \u2018Ever since we broke up he messages me, will blow up my phone<\/a>, not only from his phone, it\u2019s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it\u2019s gonna come from.<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019ll create new iCloud accounts to message me \u2013 it\u2019s always a new damn iCloud account. Every time I see one pop up on my phone I\u2019m like, \u201chere we f***ing go again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Also, he will email me\u2026 not only me, but he\u2019ll blow up my mom\u2019s phone. Is this normal behaviour to you?\u2019<\/p>\n

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At this time, that is her only comment on the matter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his death, representatives for Henry told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13968461\/liam-payne-death-ex-girlfriend-maya-henry-breaks-silence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a> that the model \u2018is understandably in shock.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/07\/on-run-hotel-worker-accused-selling-liam-payne-drugs-hands-22307302\/\">Five people have been charged over Payne\u2019s death<\/a> after he fell from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>His funeral was held last November in Buckinghamshire and was attended by fellow One Direction stars Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson, along with his family and friends.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"632\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24450838 lazyload\" alt=\"liam payne sister ruth gibbons posts picture on 6 month anniversary of death https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIgU-j5isXE\/?img_index=2\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_247752214-ceb5.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Payne’s sister Ruth recently released a heartbreaking tribute to her brother (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Payne’s sister Ruth Gibbons <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/17\/liam-paynes-sister-still-reoccurring-nightmare-final-moments-24450890\/\">shared details of a ‘recurring nightmare’ <\/a>in which she found herself unable to save him from his tragic fate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Your death will never make sense, no matter how much I study it, whatever angle I look at it, it never makes sense. You shouldn\u2019t have died,\u2019 she wrote in an emotional post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have a recurring nightmare where I am in your hotel room just before it happened and you can\u2019t hear me screaming for you, my brain is locked on your last minutes on this earth, the unaccounted minutes, the minutes I will never have the answers to, the minutes that changed everything.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In the lengthy, emotional post, she described how she’d ‘underestimated grief’ and had taken having him around ‘for granted.’<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Wherever you are, I hope you can hear me, I hope you are guiding me and I hope you know the love I have for you is infinite,\u2019 she signed off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24785616 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Liam Payne arrives at the "All Of Those Voices" UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 16, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images )\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275469985-9072.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Payne’s funeral was held last November (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ahead of the tragic anniversary of Payne’s passing, One Direction bandmate Tomlinson <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/18\/louis-tomlinson-says-will-never-accept-liam-paynes-death-first-anniversary-24462809\/\">spoke about his profound grief<\/a> in an interview with <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/features\/louis-tomlinson-interview-liam-payne-one-direction-b2846694.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You know, there\u2019s still a level in my head [where it feels] unjust and frustrating that he\u2019s not with us anymore. 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